Elevated coagulation factor VIII plasma activity in a patient with lymphangiosarcoma

Intern Med. 2012;51(22):3213-5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8083. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for palliative care. Fifteen years earlier, she had undergone total hysterectomy and radiotherapy for cervical cancer. One year before her referral, she visited a hospital due to a gait disturbance and was diagnosed with lymphangiosarcoma. The level of coagulation factor VIII plasma activity was >201% (normal range: 62-145%) and the immunohistochemical results were positive for factor VIII-related antigen in a tumor specimen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of high coagulation factor VIII plasma activity in a patient with lymphangiosarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Factor VIII / metabolism*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphangiosarcoma / blood*
  • Lymphangiosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Lymphangiosarcoma / etiology
  • Lymphangiosarcoma / immunology*
  • Lymphedema / complications
  • Thigh
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / complications
  • von Willebrand Factor / metabolism

Substances

  • von Willebrand Factor
  • Factor VIII